Senior Payroll Consultant

Informa Group Plc.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international company in Singapore is seeking a Payroll Operations Manager to oversee payroll processes across the APAC region. The successful candidate will ensure compliance with local laws while providing leadership to the payroll team. With a strong focus on vendor management and process improvement, this role requires a minimum of 8 years of payroll experience, advanced Excel skills, and proficiency in Mandarin. The company promotes a collaborative environment and offers flexible work arrangements.

Benefits

Great community with social events

Career development opportunities

Flexible personal benefits

ShareMatch scheme

Strong wellbeing support

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in payroll operations and compliance.
• Expertise in managing in-house and outsourced payroll processes.
• Ability to lead and mentor a team in payroll functions.
• Strong understanding of APAC regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Administer payroll processes across APAC countries ensuring compliance.
• Monitor changes to employment laws and regulations.
• Prepare and submit monthly payroll reports to senior leadership.
• Build and maintain relationships with payroll vendors.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel

Excellent written communication skills

Excellent verbal communication skills

Proficiency in Mandarin

Ability to manage multiple priorities

Stakeholder management experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Minimum 8 years of progressive payroll experience

Tools

SAP EasyPay

ADP payroll systems

Job description

This role is based in our Bugis Junction Tower office.

A strategic role responsible for managing complex payroll operations across the APAC region ensuring compliance with local regulations while providing leadership to the payroll team. The ideal candidate will combine technical payroll expertise with strong vendor management skills and the ability to drive process improvements.

Payroll Operations & Compliance

• Administer and manage both in-house and outsourced payroll processes across multiple APAC countries ensuring accuracy compliance and timeliness
• Ensure all statutory calculations reconciliations and submissions adhere to the diverse regulatory requirements of APAC countries
• Maintain comprehensive employee leave records and manage applications for governmental leave subsidies / claims
• Proactively monitor and implement changes to regional employment laws and regulations
• Respond to payroll-related inquiries with expertise and efficiency

Vendor & Stakeholder Management

• Oversee regional payroll vendors ensuring adherence to service level agreements and compliance with local statutory requirements
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including Finance HR IT Legal.

Process Improvement & Governance

• Implement and maintain robust internal control frameworks including identifying compliance gaps ensuring comprehensive documentation retention and developing strategic risk mitigation measures
• Maintain and update payroll documentation including process manuals and workflow diagrams
• Create incident reports for escalations and implement corrective measures

  Reporting & Analytics

  • Prepare and submit monthly reports including Finance reports headcount analytics KPIs cost center allocations leave utilization and so on.
  • Develop insights from payroll data to support strategic decision-making

  Leadership & Mentorship

  • Provide guidance support and mentorship to junior payroll consultants
  • Lead the payroll team in the absence of the Payroll Lead / Head of HRSSO & Payroll
  • Ensure knowledge transfer and development of team members expertise in payroll processes and regulations
  • Support planning and execution of payroll-related project milestones

  Qualifications

  • Minimum 8 years of progressive payroll experience
  • Strong analytical skills with advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency in Mandarin (both written and spoken) to be able tocommunicate effectivelywith Mandarin speaking stakeholders.
  • Proven ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining meticulous attention to detail
  • Experience in stakeholder management and cross-functional collaboration

  Preferred

  • Regional APAC exposure is an advantage
  • Experience with SAP EasyPay and ADP payroll systems
  • Project management certification or demonstrated experience leading payroll projects
  • Previous team leadership experience as a senior payroll consultant / lead
  • Knowledge of HR-payroll integration best practices
  • Experience with payroll system implementations or migrations

  Additional Information

  We believe that great things happen when people connect face-to-face. Thats why we work in-person with each other or with customers and partners three days a week or more. When youre not spending time together in one of our offices or other workplaces like at an Informa event you get the flexibility and support to work from home or remotely.

  We work hard to make sure Life at Informa is rewarding supportive and enjoyable for everyone. Heres some of what you can expect when you join us. But dont just take our word for it see what our colleagues have to say at

  Our benefits include

  • Great community : a welcoming culture with in-person and online social events our fantasticWalk the World charity day and active diversity and inclusion networks
  • Broader impact : take up to four days per year to volunteer with charity match fundingavailable too
  • Career opportunity : the opportunity to develop your career with bespoke training andlearning mentoring platforms and on-demand access to thousands of courses on LinkedInLearning. When its time for the next step we encourage and support internal job moves
  • Time out : annual leave plus a birthday leave day andthe chance to work from (almost!) anywhere for up to four weeks a year
  • A flexible range of personal benefits to choose from plus company funded private medicalcover
  • A ShareMatch scheme that allows you to become an Informa shareholder with free matchingshares
  • Strong wellbeing support through EAP assistance mental health first aiders access to health apps and more
  • Recognition for great work with global awards and kudos programmes
  • As an international company the chance to collaborate with teams around the world

  Were not solely focused on a checklist of skills. We champion energy and ambition and look for colleagueswho will roll their sleeves up join in and help make things happen. If it sounds like a match and you havemost although not all of the skills and experience listed we welcome your application.If you would like to request reasonable adjustments or accommodations to assist your participation in the hiring process and or in the advertised position please inform the appropriate Talent Acquisition Partner

  for the role once they have been in touch. Your request will be reviewed and considered in confidence. At

  Informa youll find inclusive experiences and environments where all perspectives and backgrounds are

  welcome. As part of this approach and our diversity and inclusion commitments we are also formally anEqual Opportunities Employer. This means we base decisions on relevant qualifications and merit and donot discriminate on the basis of key characteristics and statuses including all of those protected by law. Ask us or see our website for full information.

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  Remote Work : No

  Employment Type : Full-time

  Data Entry,Paychex,QuickBooks,Accounting,10 Key Calculator,Paylocity,Microsoft Excel,Payroll,ADP,Administrative Experience,Human Resources,Bookkeeping

  Experience : years

  Vacancy : 1